Brassiere



'A, ZWIEBEALSON.

BRASSIERE.

APPLLC'ATION FILED DEC- 6, 1920.

,"NITED- STATES PATEN ABRAHAM ZWIEBELSON, OF NEW YORK, N, Y.

BRASSIERE.

Application flled December 6, 1920. Serial H m 428,505.

. a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved brassiere arrangedv to insure accurate fitting on the wearers body and to hold it against upward creeping and wrinkling particularly at the back.

Another object is to provide a smooth foundation for the back of the .outer garment to overlie, and to allow a proper fit of such garment mainly at the waist line to in sure a proper hang of the outer garment.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described and then specifically pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

- Figure 1 is a rear perspective view of the brassiere as applied, part of the back being shown turned up;

Figure 2 is an inner side perspective view of the brassiere; and

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional plan view of the same on the line 3--3 of Figure 2.

The body 10 of the brassiere is preferably made from a single iece of inelastic material, and the said piece is provided at the double-up ends with tapes 11 and 12 provided with coacting fastening' members 13 and 14, such as books and eyes, to allow of closing the brassiere at the back. as plainly shown in Figure '1. The top and ottom edges of the body 10 are provided with suitable bindings l5 and 16. and shoulder straps 17 are attached to the upper edge of the l)()( y 10 at the top binding 16.

The body 1() is provided with permanent integral folds 2U. 21 of tapering fornrand extending from the top binding H) to the bottom binding l5 and being spaced from and inclined to the tapes ll and 12 in an upward and forward direction. The folds.

20 and 21 have their doubled-up portions fastened by stitches 22 and 22} to the body 10 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 25,1922;

of. the brassiere. ()n the inner side off the' lower back portion extending between the tapes ll and 12 and the permanent foldszZO and 21' are arranged elastic bands 25 and; 26]" attached at their forward ends by stitches" 27 and 28 to the folds 20 and 21 and fastened at their rear ends by stitches 29 and 30 to the tapes 11 and 12. the said stitches 29 and 30 forming part of the stitches used for fastening the tapes 11 and 12 to the ends of the body 10. The folds 20 and 21 assist in cansing the device to properly conform to the body and also serve to enclose or hide the adjacent ends of the elastic bands 25 and 26, between the material of the body 10 and the folds 20 and 21 respectively. The elastic bands 25 and 26 are arranged to hold the lower back portions 35, 36 of the body 10 encompassed by. the said bands in a, slack condition. but when the brassiere is donned and the fastening devices 13 and M are moved into engagement with each other to close the brassiere at the back then the elastie bands 25 and 26 are stretched until the slack in the lower back portions 35 and 36 is completely taken up. Thus the elastic bands 25 an 26 are under tension when the garment is worn and hence an exceedingly snug fit of -thebrassiere on the wearers body is had. I

By reference to Figure 1. it will be noticed that the lower edge portion of thebrassiere fits over the upper rear portion of the corset 40, that is. the elastic bands 25 and 26 partly overlie the corset and the nether garment 41, and. on account of being held under tension and in firm engagement with the corset 40 and the nether garment 41, the brassiere is not liable to slip or creep up on the wearers bod and at the same time wrinkling of the )ody 10 is prevented especially at the back lower portions 35 and 36.

It will be noticed that by insuring a snug fit of the brassiere on the wearers body the outer garment overlying the brassiere can be fitted snugly to insure a proper hang and a close fit.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. A brassiere, comprising a body of inelastic material and having fastening members at the ends to close the brassicre at the back, and elastic bands attached at their ends to the inside of the lower back portions of the said body, the said lower back portions encompassed by the said elastic bands being normally slack, the "sa-id elastic bands on closing the brassiere being stretched and taking up the slack in the said lower back portions.

2. A brassiere, comprising a body of a single piece of inelastic material, tapes attached to the inside of the ends of the said body and provided with fastening members for closing the brassiere at the back, the said body having tapering permanent folds each spaced from the corresponding tape and at an angle thereto, and elastic bands each attached at its ends to the corresponding tape and the adjacent fold, the elastic bands extending across the inner sides of the lower back portions of the body and holding the extending folds spaced from each end, and

elastic sections encompassing the lower back portions of the body between the ends and said folds, said elastic sections being secured at the ends of the body and beneath the folds and the material of the body between the anchored ends thereof being normally slack.

ABHAHAM ZWIEBELSONv 

